UP TO eight jobs are expected to be axed at the local tartan weaving company of D.C. Dalgliesh, writes Bob Burgess.
But repeated attempts during the course of this week to obtain confirmation from Edinburgh-based bosses have failed.
They failed to respond to email and phone requests. An email send to Dalgliesh’s Dunsdale Mill was forwarded to the company’s partners, Scotweb, in the capital, but went unanswered.
We have tried several times to speak with appropriate directors at Scotweb without success. Scotweb founder Dr Nick Fiddes has not responded.
The Scotweb website states: “We are here for you. Please just ask if we can help in any way.”
We have been told locally that seven or eight jobs will be made redundant at D.C. Dalgliesh. A number of workers have already been informed.
The company was established in the town by Dick and Anne Dalgliesh in 1947 and in 1965 expanded and moved into the current premises.
According to the Scotweb web site, they launched in April 1995 as Scotland’s first secure e-business portal.
The site also states [In 2005]: “We began our special relationship with D.C. Dalgliesh weavers, and specialise in marketing their rare tartans, quickly establishing ourselves as their largest customer.”
It goes on [In April 2011]: “D.C. Dalgliesh weaving mill struggles in the recession and approaches us as their natural partner to rescue them from closure. We implement a development plan to save this unique part of Scottish traditions.”
And it reveals [In September 2011]: “Now united with D.C. Dalgliesh as the world’s leading resource for tartan fabrics and goods, we rename our retail business Tartan Mill, as Scotweb becomes the parent company.”